Unibroue Ephemere:
Hello friends and neighbors and welcome to a beer review that’s not only French, it’s Canadian too!  Yes people today we look at Unibroue’s Ephemere apple beer which is more intriguing than it sounds (hear me out on this).  If any of you have ever visited a liquor/grocery store with a half way to full on craft beer section you have probably seen Unibroue’s beers before.; they have the labels that are dark and sinister looking but once you actually pay attention to them, you realize they are of things like a canoe full of dudes paddling across the sky or funky castles (today’s beer features a fairy overlooking a crate of apples just in case you were curious).  The beer pours a hazy blonde color with a bleach white foamy head that is constantly fed by aggressive carbonation and stays a thin but full layer on top of the beer and nose of a dry apple cider.  The beer’s first taste is almost exactly like a decent champagne the dries the mouth allowing the flavor notes of green apples and coriander to bloom while a slight citrus undertone is found underneath it all in the back end.  The after taste is there for a second and then vanishes, leaving only the noticeable dryness and a tart apple flavor that rears it’s head with every exhalation.  A good “fancy” beer, this naughty fairy and her basket (crate, whatever) of apples can stay when there is company around because there is enough flavor to keep those who want fruity flavors in their drinks happy while the complexity and dryness of the beer’s body will keep everyone else happy (and if neither satisfies, then you need to rethink your guest list before next time).  If you’re a cider lover, this beer is a good way to ease you into the world of beer and fruit beers (Abita Strawberry Harvest is another good one).   So pour one if you can and enjoy what the Frenchmen of Canada offer up.